His son, trawler skipper Nick, and fellow crew member Chris Wonnacott survived after clinging to the hull of the Solstice PH199 for seven hours.

Two-year-old Donnie, who regularly joined Nick on board his vessel, went missing after the incident.

The three men and Donnie were fishing onboard the Solstice PH199 (Image: Family picture)

The Jones family remained hopeful that it would be able to swim to shore or rocks, as a family friend said the two-year-old dog had grown up on fishing boats and was at home on the waves, frequently standing proud on the bow or in the wheelhouse.

Sadly, Torpoint resident Paul Sampson contacted The Herald on Tuesday saying he and his wife had spotted the body of an English springer spaniel with a “liver and white” coat on the shoreline at Whitsand Bay.